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US RE34,666 EGranted
Wall proximity chair
AssigneeSuper Sagless Corporation
InventorBill D. Tacker
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Abstract
A three-position incliner having a fixed back and side rail assembly with a seat and backrest mounted with a seat and backrest mounted for nonrestricted motion in the assembly. A linkage mechanism attached to each side rail supports the seat and backrest and the mechanism is handle actuated. The mechanism on each side includes a base plate attached to a side rail, a support link carried by front and rear pivot links in turn mounted on the base plate, a seat mounting link suspended from front and rear swing links in turn carried on the support link and a lazy tong linkage carrying a footrest and mounted on the seat mounting link.
Claims15
A frame within a frame incliner chair comprising
- a fixed [outer] outside chair frame having a stationary back and side panels,
- a seat and backrest disposed within the [outer] outside chair frame and a footrest operatively connected to the seat, said seat, backrest and footrest being movable between upright, TV and reclining positions,
- and linkage mechanisms on each side of the chair carrying the seat and backrest, each of said mechanisms including:
- a support plate secured to [the inside] an inner surface of the side panel,
- a support link carried on front and rear pivot links which are pivotally connected to the support plate,
- front and rear swing links pivotally connected to the support link and in turn pivotally connected to a seat mounting link, said seat mounting link carrying the seat,
- a lazy tong linkage, carrying the footrest and mounted on the seat mounting link for movement between retracted and extended positions,
- a backrest bracket pivoted on the seat mounting link and connected to the rear swing link by a backrest support link,
- and a handle actuated mechanism interconnected to the lazy tong linkage and to the support link for extending the leg rest and for swinging the support link forwardly on the pivot links to move the seat and back rest forwardly and downwardly within the fixed outside [frame] chair from an upright to a TV position,
- said backrest support link swinging the seat link forwardly with respect to the support link and [outside] fixed outside chair frame when pressure is exerted against the backrest to recline the backrest as the seat moves forward within the [outside] fixed outside chair frame.
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A frame within a frame incliner chair comprising an [outer] outside chair frame having a fixed back and side panels,
- a seat disposed with the [outer] outside chair frame and supported by a linkage mechanism on each side for movement from an upright to a TV to a fully reclined position in sequence, each of said mechanisms including
- a base plate rigidly connected to and fixed with respect to the side panels,
- a support link mounted above the base plate and carried by front and rear pivot links on the base plate for fore and aft movement within the [stationary] outside chair frame,
- a seat mounting link carrying the seat and disposed below the support link and carried by front and rear swing links connected to the support link for fore and aft movement with respect to the support link,
- and actuating means interconnected to the support and seat mounting links first causing the support link to move forwardly with respect to the outside chair causing the seat mounting link to move forwardly with respect to the support link and move the seat to the fully reclined position.
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A frame within a frame three-way incliner chair comprising
- an [outer] outside chair frame having a fixed back and side panels,
- a seat and backrest disposed within the [outer] outside chair frame and supported by linkage mechanisms for movement from an upright to a TV to a fully reclined position in sequence, said mechanisms including
- a base plate rigidly connected to and fixed with respect to the side panels,
- a support link mounted above the base plate and carried by front and rear pivot links on the base plate for fore and aft movement within the [stationary] outside clair frame,
- a seat mounting link carrying the seat and disposed below the support link and carried by front and rear swing links connected to the support link for fore and aft movement with respect to the support link,
- actuating means interconnected to the support link and seat mounting link causing the support link to move forwardly with respect to the outside chair frame to move the seat from the upright position to the TV position,
- a backrest bracket pivotally secured to the seat mounting link and carrying the backrest,
- and a drive means connected to the bracket and to the swing link causing the seat mounting link to move forward with respect to the support link and move the seat from the TV position to the fully reclined position when the backrest is pivoted back on the bracket with respect to the seat.
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A three-way incliner chair comprising
- an outer chair frame having a fixed back and side panels,
- a seat and backrest disposed within the outer frame,
- said backrest being substantially the same height as the fixed back and disposed in front of it when the chair is in an upright position,
- a mechanism adjacent each side of the seat for supporting the seat and backrest within the frame for movement from an upright to a TV and fully reclined positions, each of said mechanisms having
- a seat mounting link connected to and carrying the seat,
- first and second means supporting the seat mounting link and interconnected to the frame,
- said first means enabling the seat to move forwardly within the frame from a first position to a second position and said second means enabling the seat to move further forwardly in the frame from the second to a third position,
- a backrest bracket interconnecting the seat and backrest enabling the backrest to pivot rearwardly with respect to the seat,
- actuating means connected to the mechanisms and mounted on the seat mounting link for initiating motion of the first means to move the seat from the first to the second position,
- and drive means interconnecting the backrest bracket and the second means for causing the seat to move from the second to the third position when the backrest is pivoted rearwardly with respect to the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.